diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
index 3860f2a1..a6dece38 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/items_fragment.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,32 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"/>
 
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/items_placeholder"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/breadcrumbs"
+                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+                android:gravity="center"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
+                android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+                android:text="@string/no_items_found"
+                android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+                android:visibility="gone"/>
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                android:id="@+id/items_placeholder_2"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_below="@+id/items_placeholder"
+                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+                android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                android:gravity="center"
+                android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+                android:text="@string/type_2_characters"
+                android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+                android:visibility="gone"/>
+
             <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
                 android:id="@+id/items_list"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"